Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia
Armenia: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 9.3% for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia peaked at 12.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +63.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 9.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +63.9% | 4.6% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Armenia was 9.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Armenia ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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